Air-operated motor.



C. H. WINNE.

AIR OPERATED MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22. ms.

Patented A i 23, 1918.

Im/E ntnv Charles H W'LnnE E. H. WINNE.

AIR OPERATED MOTOR. APPLICATION FIILED SEPT. 22. 191s.

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W Wm m mH 5 E F m E iu'r TAT Pa r CHARLES H. WINNIE, 0F TROY. NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F NINETEEN ONE-HUNDREIDTHS TIFFT, BOTH 0F TROY, NEW YORK.

AIR-OPERATED MOTOR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprrfifi, Milt.

Application filed $eptember 22, 1916. Serial No. 121,639.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. WINNE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air-Operated Motors, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to motors embodying a casing and an air impelled rotor.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide a motor which may be mounted upon a moving object, such as a railway car, boat, aeroplane, etc, or on a stationary object, such as a building or tower, at a point where wind is prevalent, the ingress of the motor facing the wind, and the motor capable of operating an electric generator or other machine; and, to provide a motor of the character described which is compact, simple in construction, and capable of collecting a maximum amount of air in motion consistent with its size.

Other objects of my invention are to provide a motor of the character described which is not apt to deteriorate due to exposure ininclement weather, and which is so constructed that a draft is provided within the casing of the rotor reducing back pressure and assisting in impclling the rotor.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawings Figure 1 is a view partly in central vertiin elevation through a motor constructed according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical transverse sectional view through the motor, showing an electric generator in operative relation thereto.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the casing of said motor.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a vane, one face being removed to disclose details.

In the drawings, where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the views,

. A designates a support; 13 a casing formed to provide a drum-like hollow C; major ingress opening D and minor ingress opening E to face the prevailing winds, ways F leaving from openings E, causing the air currents to retrovert and enter the hollow C in tangential relation to its wall, and a flue G; H a shaft extending transversely through casing B; J a rotor carried by said shaft; K a machine, such as an electric generator operated by shaft H; and, L a deflector.

Referring first to the support A, in the example shown, it comprises uprights 5 and cross members 6, it being understood that the support as shown, is merely by way 0. example for the motor may be mounted on a moving or stationary object, in any suitable manner, so as to bodily resist wind forces. As to the casing B, it includes side walls 7, a front wall 8 provided with major ingress D, and a rear wall 9. The opening 1) preferably extends from the bottom of wall 9 I from a point as indicated at 10 in the draw-- ings, upwardly, and in the example shown, preferably two-thirds of the height of the hollow C. Conduits 11 providing the ways 9, in confining the current of. air to a path leading from the minor ingress openings of said conduits, preferably below the casing 13 to egress openings 12, 13, and 1%,..at the rear of the hollow C. These conduits 11 are preferably arcuatcd and follow the curvature of the wall 9, are formed to cause the current of air to retrovert and enter the hollow G in tangential relation to its rear wall.

The flue Gr extends from the upper portion of the casing B and is open to the upper portion of hollow C, as shown at 15. Thus, the prevailing winds in passing over the flue G will cause a draft or suction from within the hollow C.

The shaft H extends transversely through the casing A and may be supported by bearings 16 carried by cros members 6 of sup- F may act in conjunction with the rear wall ort A.

As to the rotor J, it may be of any suitable Y 1?, said vanes et; of rotor J.

g Leashes converging with plate 18, remote from the shaft H, The plate 18 maybe provided with 1 an arcuate strip 21, adapted to be secured to the shaft H in any suitable manner, such 5 as by soldering. In assembling the vanes into operative relation ,tothe shaft, they are arranged with the'bracing plate engaging the late 18 of theadvanced vane, as is clear y shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

- 1on1 Shaft Hmay be operatively connected with the machine K in any suitable manner, it being understood that the motor may be minor openings, causing the currents of air I to retrovert and enter the said hollow at the V usodfor various purposes, such as for thegenerating of an electric current, for pump- 15, ing, etc. In the example shown, the elecf trio generator Kis supported by a bracket 22 extending from one of the cross mem bets 6 of support A; 1

The deflector is arranged at the upper 70 margin of ma or opening D, preferably,ex;

tending diagonally therefrom, and may be braced by a rod or rods 23, extending from.

the free'endportion of the deflector and secured to the casing B in'any suitable inan- 25? non-in the eziample shown, by means of bolts M and nuts 25, the former extending The operation ofthe motor is as fol- "so Assuming that it arranged so that the ingress openings 1) and E face the prevailing winds, the air current will impinge uponthev vanes primarily at the front of the motor,

"entering the hollow C of easing B through the major opening D. Such air currents as impinge upon the deflector L will be guided toward the vanes l! of the rotor J so as to impel'it'in the direction indicated by arrow in Fig} 1 10f the drawings. to ,NQ-Cflo'ai'oid baok pressure in the casing, it is preferred to arrange only that portion of the wall of the casing between the ingress of gflue G: and the upper margin of opening D in close proximity tothe vanes 17 Any air currents which are rear thereof, and in a direction tan ential to its wall, and a rotor in the said ollow of said casing including Ivanes impinged upon by the air entering said hollow to um psi the rotor, i 2. Anair operated motor coinprisin in combination, a casing formed to provide a drum-like hollow, a major and minor ingress openings, for the air to face the prevailingwi'nds, ways leading from said minor openings,-causing the currents of airto retrovert and enter the said hollow at the rear thereof and in a direction tangential to said wall, and a flue open to said hollow interso mediate the openings of said we s there- 'into and said major opening, an a rotor in said casing.

3. In an air operated motor, the combination of a casing formed to provide a drum like hollow open at its front wall from the bottom upwardly providing a major ingress for the air, a conduit providing a way for the currents of air arranged with its lngress opening faclnfi the prevailing winds deflected frornthe plates 18 of vanes 17 are;

.canght by the air current entering minor ingress opening E which passes through way It, and enter the hollow G in a manner to an assist in impelling the rotor J in the direction indicated by the arrow.

created in fine G assists in moving the rotor on and provides a ready escape for air cur rents after they'haye served. theirfpnrpose 55 inimpelling the rotor. t a

it is to be observed that the motor may be exposed to inc ement weather and any rain or moisture falling will not enter the ways If desired, a perforation 26 may be to W :i/ided in line G for the escape of water w iioh y enter the ame. Should any water aclate in the casing B on the walls there ii' may find ready egress by flowing from casing at the bottom of opening D or l ough the ways F.

The draft below said casing ancf arcuated to cause the air to retrovert and enter the said hollow of said. casing at its rear wall opposite to that comprehending said major ingress, in tangential relation to the wall of said hollow, 10c and a rotor in said casing.

4. In an air operated motor, the combination of a casing formed to provide a drumlike-hollow open at its front wall from the bottom upwardly providing a major ingross for the air, a conduit providin a way for the currents of air arranged wit 1 its ingross opening facing the prevailing winds below said casing and arcuated therefrom following the curvature of the wall of said casing and enteringggthe same at a point in its rear wall opposite to that comprehending said major opening to cause the air to retrovert and enter the casing in tangential, relation to the interior of the wall of said hollow, and a rotor in said casing.

5. In an air operated motor, the combination of a'casing formed to provide a drumlike hollow open at its front wall from the bottom upwardly providing a major in: no gross for the air, a-deflector arranged .to carry air to said major opening, a conduit providing a way for the currents of air arranged with its ingress facing the prevailing winds below said casing and arcuated Lao reassess rm to cause the air to retrovert and enter the said hollow of said casing at its rear wall opposite to that comprehending said major in rose, in tangential relation to the wall of said hollow, and a rotor in said casing.

6. In an air operated motor, the combination of a casing formed to provide a drainlike hollow open at its front wall from the bottom upwardly providing a major ingress for the air, a flue open to the top of said hollow, a concluitproviding a way for the currents of air arranged with its ingress opening facing the prevailing winds below said casing and areuated to cause the air an retrovert and enter the said hollow of said casing at its rear wall opposite to that comprehending said nnijor ingress. in tangential relation to the wall oi' said hollow, and a rotor in said casing.

7. In an air operated-motor, the combination of a casing formed to provide a drumlilre hollow open at its front wall from the bottom upwardly providing a major ingress for the air, a flue open to the top of said hollow, a conduit providing a way for the currents of air arranged with its ingress opening facing the prevailing Winds below said casing. and arcuated to cause the air to retrovert and enter the said hollow of said casing at its rear Willi opposite to that room prehending said major ingress, in tangen tial relation to the wall. said. hollow, and

a rotor in said casing, the arente face of the wall of said hollow between said tine open ing and major ingress opening being eloser to the vanes of said rotor than the arcuate face of the wall between the bottom of said major ingress and said line.

8; An air operated motor comprisin in combination, a casing formed to proviso a drum-like hollow a majo' and a minor in gross opening for the air to face the prevailing winds, and a way leading from said ,1 minor opening, causing the currents of air to retrovertand enter the said hollow at the rear thereof, and in adirection tangential to its Wall, and a rotor in the. said hollow of said casing including vanes impinged upon by the air entering said hollow to impel the rotoh 4 9. In an air operated motor, the combination of a casing formed to provide a. drnmlike hollow open at its front wall providing a major ingress for the air, a condait oro- I riding a way for the currents of air ar ranged with its ingress opening facing the prevailing Winds and arcuated to cause the to retrovert and enter the said hollow of said casing at its rear Wall opposite to that comprehending said inoior ingress, intangential relation to the Wall of said holilow, and a rotor in said casing.

CHARLES H. WINNE. 

